Senate Bill Would Alter SRF Funding

AUTHOR(S)

Sanchez, Humberto

PUB. DATE

June 2004

SOURCE

Bond Buyer;6/24/2004, Vol. 348 Issue 31912, p1

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on the approval of a legislation that would provide funding for the wastewater state revolving loan fund (SRF) program by the Senate Environment and Public Works in the U.S. Aims of the SRF program to provide low-interest loans to local governments and operators of sewer and water facilities; Popularity of the program as a significant source of water infrastructure financing; Changes in the formula used to dole out federal wastewater infrastructure grant funds to states.

ACCESSION #

13574294

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